Table 1. Studies included for analysis
Author (Year) Study Design (Analysis Period) Language (Country) Studied Population
Abdalla et al. (2021) Literature review English Women with PCOS
Ammar et al. (2023) Literature review English Obese men
Bednarz et al. (2022) Literature review English Obese women with PCOS
Cena et al. (2020) Literature review English Obese women with PCOS
Cesta et al. (2024) Observational cohort (2009-2021) English (Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Israel, USA) Pregnant women with type 2 diabetes
Du Plessis et al. (2024) Literature review English Men using GLP-1RAs
Duah & Seifer (2025) Literature review English Overweight or obese reproductive-age women
Fontoura et al. (2014) Case report (2011) English (Brazil) 35-year-old man
Elkind-Hirsch et al. (2021) Randomized clinical trial (32 weeks) English Obese women with PCOS
Elkind-Hirsch et al. (2008) Randomized clinical trial (32 weeks) English Overweight/obese women with PCOS
Gill & Mackey (2021) Literature review English Obese women
Gregorič et al. (2025) Open-label randomized clinical trial (2020-2023) Slovenian (English) Men with type 2 diabetes and functional hypogonadism
Jensterle et al. (2019) Literature review English GLP-1RAs and fertility
La Vignera et al. (2023) Clinical trial Italian (English) Obese men with hypogonadism
Liu et al. (2017) Randomized clinical trial (24 weeks) English (China) Overweight or obese women with PCOS
Maslin et al. (2024) Literature review English Overweight or obese women
Merhi (2025) Literature review English Obese women
Minis et al. (2023) Literature review English Overweight or obese women with PCOS
Muller et al. (2023) Literature review English Overweight or obese women
Nuako et al. (2023) Literature review English Reproductive-age obese women
Nylander et al. (2017) Randomized clinical trial (26 weeks) English Women with PCOS
Papaetis & Kyriacou (2022) Literature review English Women with PCOS
Salamun et al. (2018) Open prospective study (12 months) English (Slovenia) Obese women with PCOS
Service et al. (2023) Systematic literature review (2013-2023) English Obese men
Sola-Leyva et al. (2025) Literature review English Reproductive-age obese women with PCOS and infertility
Sundararaman et al. (2025) Literature review English Adults with obesity, type 2 diabetes, or cardiovascular, renal, and neurological diseases
Zhao et al. (2024) Translational preclinical experimental study English (China) Women with PCOS + animal and cellular models